GICJ positions and opinions

HRC52: A call for renewed commitments to combat racism and advancing racial equity.

The 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council February 27th – April 4th 2023 Agenda Item 9 – Debate on racial discrimination ...

Julian Assange faces extradition after publishing the truth.

By Bethany Morley / GICJ April 2023 marks 4 years since the arrest and imprisonment of Julian Assange, a 51-year-old Australian ...

HRC52: In light of a deadly 2021 and 2022, human rights violations by Israel in the OPT show no signs of slowing down

The 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council 27 February – 4 April 2023 Agenda Item 2: Annual report of the United ...

HRC52: Mali Rejects reports of Human Rights violations

The 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council February 27th – April 4th, 2023 Agenda Item 9 – Interactive Dialogue with the ...

Concerns about increasing discrimination in the Russian Federation

109th Session of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) Concern about increasing discrimination in the Russian Federation 11th April ...

HRC52: South Sudan lacks political will that is vital for technical assistance and capacity building.

The 52nd Session of the Human Rights Council 27 February – 4 April 2022 Agenda item 10 – Technical assistance and capacity ...

Sudan’s vicious power struggle resulting in hundreds of deaths.

In Sudan a power struggle between rival groups has resulted in a further escalation of violence in the country, exacerbating ...

HRC52: Ukrainian Civilians forced to endure War Crimes by Russian Armed Forces

On the 20th and 21st of March 2023, the 52nd Regular Session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) considered the report of the ...

HRC 52: Human Rights Implications of New Technologies in Counterterrorism

On the 14th of March 2023, the Special Rapporteur on Counterterrorism, Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, presented a report that primarily discussed the ...

HRC52: Ukraine Continues to Endure Egregious Human Rights Violations at the Hands of Russian Forces

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, during the oral update of his office’s report on the current ...